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USA / Valor 🔥

[o0ch @o0chymane]

@gamestop The zards alone easily clear half of that 6k… absolute scum company kept alive by crypto trolls. How do you sleep at night

[bmenrigh @bmenrigh_pogo]

When I was in high school (1998-2002) my judgement was just about as bad as yours is now.

I hacked tons of people (mostly AOL AIM account takeovers), used several different trojans (Sub7 being my favorite), ran a small botnet, wrote a keylogger, and wrote a Windows winlogon GINA hook which I installed on my high school's Windows Active Directory Domain Controller. Ultimately I told the wrong kid, he told on me, and I got suspended for 7 days for the AD hack.

I'm very glad I got this out of my system 22 years ago, before law enforcement caught up. When I got suspended for hacking the AD server, nobody thought to call the police. If they had, the police in 2002 wouldn't even have known what hacking was.

As someone that works professionally in computer security now, I assure you that you're not as smart, talented, or careful as you think you are. It took me about 10 minutes to find your high school 🤡

Since you're a California high school student, you probably have no idea what the steps are between now and police knocking on your door. As someone that does computer security investigations and handles subpoenas all the time, let me briefly give you one plausible scenario:

✅ It starts with Niantic deciding you've caused financial damages and that they want to press charges. They could easily claim the PR disaster you've given them has impacted them financially. Legal investigation fees alone could run into the millions which all get added to the damages.

✅ Niantic hires a law firm. The law firm identifies several laws you've broken like the US Federal Computer Fraud and Abuse Act, California Penal Code § 502 (Unauthorized Computer Access and Fraud), and California PC § 529 (false impersonation). The law firm hires a computer fraud investigation company that employ people like me. Those investigators quickly identify your high school, and based on your video, they tell the lawyers they believe that at least some of the crime occurred using the high school's network.

✅ The firm files a lawsuit in California seeking approval from a judge to subpoena your high school for network records. They probably also subpoena Twitter and Google (gmail) too.

✅ Since subpoenas take a long time (and your high school is likely inept at handling technical subpoenas), a lawyer will drive to Fremont and chat with Principal Barrington in person. They'll explain they represent Niantic and have filed serious charges against one of AHS's students and believe the student used AHS's network to commit serious crimes. They'll show the principle your nice AR photos of you sitting next to Dell #8 and will ask if they can be escorted through various classrooms starting with Geometry class looking for the location where the crime took place.

✅ Once they have the location they'll start interviewing teachers and students asking if anyone knows of a student that brags about "hacking". They'll narrow it down to you within minutes.

✅ From there it could go a lot of ways. Since you're a minor they could add your parents to the lawsuit instead, or try to convince a judge to try you as an adult. Most likely they'd want to avoid actually going to trial and would instead seek a settlement deal with you and your parents. Depending on your parent's assets that could vary from tens of thousands of dollars to maybe as much as a million. Most homes in the Bay Area are worth millions after all.

In all likelihood though, Niantic already knows you're a kid and they just don't think they could get enough money out of your parents to make hiring a law firm worth it.

Don't commit crimes like you're in the Czech Republic when you're actually subject to California & US law, and shit at covering your identity.

[o0ch @o0chymane]

@Smoky41HD @NianticHelp Who said I lost the match? I scraped out a 1hp win, they still shouldn’t be allowed in GBL until everyone has a chance to get one.

[o0ch @o0chymane]

Hey @NianticHelp these should probably be banned from GBL if you’re turning off trading and transferring them, right? #PokemonGO

[o0ch @o0chymane]

@BeSanti11 @NianticHelp How am I wining/crying?

[o0ch @o0chymane]

@ElCalvisimo @FrostFire14 @NEBattlers @bosoxguy7 @Kaboose72 @Jmillz113 @PanicK23_ @Gucc1G4ng69 @quazasuks @AdakazamPVP Congrats man, #1 tomorrow?!

[o0ch @o0chymane]

@mxchmp You traded me one of those relicanth and it went non lucky hubdo 😂

[o0ch @o0chymane]

@KevinSaludares @dylan_hyde @Leanbernal10 @ventuski @jamiefrompallet @roki0106 @Marimonster00 @Lauren_lolly_ Great game earlier, and congrats on legend!

[o0ch @o0chymane]

@JEngels21 @Mathmagic10 There’s always a crisis at hand 😮‍💨

[o0ch @o0chymane]

@ShutupToshi9227 Apparently the sub can’t be opened from inside either. Talk about a design flaw, water pressure would make that impossible to do in any situation that would cause harm. You’d need to pay me way more than 250k to go on a trip in that under water coffin.

[o0ch @o0chymane]

@JEngels21 @NianticHelp You should know by now that never happens 😂

[o0ch @o0chymane]

@FrostFire14 @NEBattlers @ElCalvisimo @ChristiJackson @bosoxguy7 @KaiserTener @Jmillz113 @Kaboose72 @JJan11PGO @ChrispyChris27 @flooptm @EricMaddy21 What a fantastic weekend!

[o0ch @o0chymane]

@TheArrohh @WdagePoGo It was great to meet you this weekend. I had a blast playing poker and can’t wait for the next event!

[PvPoke.com @pvpoke]

I spent most of today in meetings and voice chats with people around the community. My takeaway is how passionate everyone still is. There are multiple collaborative and individual efforts underway, and grassroots PvP is going to live on.

Factions, stay together and stay ready.

[o0ch @o0chymane]

@mxchmp @SilphGG @johnhanke @NianticLabs @PokemonGoApp @ElCalvisimo @BzzVeg @SharksPogo @MuddyWaterPVP Wow, so many memories! That tourney at the mall was so fun, they all were. I love this community so much and have faith something new will develop.

[XehrFelrose @XehrFelrose]

@TheArrohh @Gregt8262 and @amazednconfuse3 are working on something for us all at the moment along with some other captains. Please spread the word as wide as you can that Factions will not die. More info will be coming as it is ready.

[o0ch @o0chymane]

@ShutupToshi9227 Pin it to win it, awesome mate!

[o0ch @o0chymane]

@Cochin0Mum I don’t think this is grounds for suspension, that would be absurd.

[o0ch @o0chymane]

@mxchmp Omg yes! iPhone is the way, at least for Pvp/PoGo. Im so glad you got to experience the difference. I’ve seen people battle on Androids and the glitches/frame drops are truly painful.

[o0ch @o0chymane]

I’ve been very frustrated with Niantic lately but hitting legend before the half way marker is always exciting. Gg’s all to my opponents, Lando is so under rated in the current Master league meta. #PokemonGO